Morrill Tariff Act

Homestead Act

Act that was passed by Congress that granted 160 acres of frontier land to someone if they worked on it. This was an example of how easy Congress could pass new laws since the South were not readmitted yet, and it helped the migration to the west.

Freedman's Bureau, 1865

Ten Percent Oath

In order to be readmitted to the U.S., seceded states had to have 10% of their population take an oath of loyalty. It caused an uproar in congress, which marked a start in the disagreements the two branches would have.

Jim Crow Laws

Fourteen Amendment

It states that no state can make or enforce any law which "deprives any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law." Also, states could not "deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws." This was passed to help blacks since the Civil Rights laws were not being enforced.

Ex Parte Milligan

Supreme Court decided that the suspension of habeas corpus was unconstitutional because civilian courts were still operating, and the Constitution of the United States (according to the Court) only provided for suspension of habeas corpus if these courts are actually forced closed. In essence, the court ruled that military tribunals could not try civilians in areas where civil courts were open, even during wartime.

Fifteenth Amendment

Scalawag

a white Southerner who joined the Republican party during the Reconstruction period. they were also considered traitors to the Southern cause. Part of the radical government, they passed much needed reforms.

Carpetbagger

Northerners who went to the South during Reconstruction. They carried their belongings in carpetbags, and most intended to settle in the South and make money there. Part of the radical government, they passed much needed reforms.

Ku Klux Klan

Organization formed by ex-Confederates in opposition to Reconstruction that terrorize African-Americans and their supporters. Resulted in the Force Acts, and it displayed the Southern feeling of resentment.

Tenure of Office Act, 1867

It was a measure passed by Congress in 1867 that prohibited the president from dismissing anyone whose appointment had required the consent of the Senate unless the Senate agreed to the dismissal. Passed because Johnson would violate it, it started the impeachment crisis.